British Ship Goliath Sunk as Dardanelles Fight Rages
London May 15 British announces Goliath torpedoed in the Dardanelles with about 600 lost. Churchill says submarine E-14 penetrated to the Sea of Marmora sinking two Turkish gunboats and a transport. Reports say Irresistible and Ocean losses and Bouvet follow earlier strikes. Turkish Sultan Selim damaged in the Black Sea engagement.
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London
Dardanelles
House of Commons
Winston Spencer Churchill
Churchill
Sea of Marmora
Mr. Churchill
Straits
Dardanellen
Bouvet
Aobi Baba
Mondros
Cape Helles
Kild Bahr 1A
Odessa
Sultan Selim
DARNELL FOUND GUILTY OF Mann Act Violation
Ruth Soper was not Rev. James Morrison Darnell's wife, yet the jury found the Milwaukee minister guilty of transporting her from Owatonne to Kenosha for immoral purposes. Judge Geiger presided as the verdict read after a 12:45 to 3:55 session. The case carried up to ten years in prison and a $10,000 maximum fine.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Ruth Soper
James Morrison Darnell
Owatonne
Mann
Kenosha
United States District Court
Geiger
Darnell
Ruth Soner
Owatonna
Minn
Chicago
Roosevelt Named Empire State Republican Boss, Barnes Suit
At Syracuse courthouse on May 13, state senator Brown testified in Barnes libel case that Theodore Roosevelt was the dominant Republican boss in New York during 1910. Brown cited Roosevelt's influence on the 1910 Republican convention and Hughes's gubernatorial nomination.
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Syracuse
Theodore Roosevelt
William Barnes
Empire State
Barnes
Mion R. Brown
Darnes
Roosevelt
New York
Charles E. Hughes
Hughes
Rockefeller Wins Tax Injunction in District Court
John D. Rockefeller secured a U S district court injunction to halt tax collection exceeding $1,000,000 assessed against him. Reports from Cleveland dated May 16 describe the ruling as a restraining order on the disputed levy. In Chicago a separate item notes Fort Sheridan quarantine after signs of fever and mouth disease appeared in six cavalry horses, with diseased animals destroyed.
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John D
Cleveland
John D. Rockefeller
United States District Court
Chicago
Fort Sheridan
Greatest Battle on in the French Offensive North of Arras
Allied spring drive sees French forces push toward Neuville and Carency near Arras, taking 200 German prisoners at St Vaast and gaining footholds north of Garency. Berlin and Paris report gains, while British and Belgian lines contest nearby areas as France seizes multiple trenches and threatens German communications on the Oise and Aisne.
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London
Berlin
Paris
Arran
Newville
St.Vaast
Carency
Garman
Allain
Garency
Curency
Neuville
Arras
Ypres
Menin
Bitish
Loos
Yeer
Oise
Aisne
Three Life Sentences for Murder near Wrightsville in 1914
In Little Rock on May 12 W R Fisher Ashley Ward and Andrew Holmes White received life terms for the murder of Angus Neely near Wrightsville on December 15 1914. The case rested on circumstantial evidence with robbery cited as the motive. Also reported Brooklyn man aged 102 died in New York and Kilbane defeated Coogan in boxing at Broadway Sporting Club Chicago man found dead asphyxiated according to coroner.
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Little Rock
Ark
W. R. Fisher
Ashley Ward
Andrew Holmes White
Angus Neely
Wrightsville
New York
Joseph DeLong
Brooklyn
N. Y
Johnny Kilbane
Mel Coogan
Broadway Sporting Club
Chicago
P.J. Fitzpatrick
Denounced preacher faces Mann act trial in Milwaukee
Milwaukee on May 138 article notes: Henry P. Schmidt for James Morrison Darnell argues acquittal while government rests after Mrs. Anna Vaughn testifies about Doris, Darnell’s ex wife. Defense witness Mrs. Soper testifies about money given to Ruth to leave Minnesota for Kenosha with Darnell. Jury verdict expected.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Henry P. Schmidt
James Morrison Darnell
Anna Vaughn
Chicago
Doris
Darnell
Premier Asquith Signals Internment Camps Plan
London reports riot backlash after Lusitania sinking with Germans attacked in shops in London and other cities. Police strained as crowds riot, some stores looted or set ablaze. Asquith in Commons hints government will intern Germans in concentration camps to preserve security.
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Asquith
House of Commons
Allens
London
Germany
England
Livyerpool
Manchester
Birkenhead
Glasgow
Liverpool
Germans Capture Large Russian Force in Galicia and Poland
Berlin reports in the latest briefing that 143,600 Russians were taken prisoner in Galicia and Russian Poland amid ongoing eastward advances to Przemysl. The loss tally also lists 69 cannons and 2,566 machine guns seized, with some Western Front gains noted but broader Allied headway at other points acknowledged.
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Berlin
German War Office
Galicia
Russian
Poland
Przemysl
F-4 Still On Sea's Floor In Salvage Effort
Washington reports salvage operations for the sunken submarine F-4 remain stalled as divers struggle to free lines. Admiral Moore in Honolulu says the aft line caught on the port diving rudder and crews will reposition the forward line to gain a fulcrum for raising the stern.
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Washington
Death claims D M Parry prominent industry figure
Indianapolis obituary notes David M. Parry aged sixty three, former president of the National Manufacturers' Association and a central figure in disputes between organized manufacturers and organized labor, died at his home Golden Hill. Fall River mill workers vote to accept terms of aclement offered after a strike at Fall River Iron Works.
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National Manufacturers’ Association
Hila
Indianapolis
Ind
David M. Parry
Organized Manufacturers
Organized Labor
Golden Hill
Mil Steike
Fall River, Mays
Fall River Iron Works Company
No Cruise Planned as U S Fleet Delays Panama Passage
Washington May 14 Secretary of the Navy Daniels signaled the Atlantic fleet would not transit the Panama Canal this year. He avoided talking about a Pacific voyage until a definite decision on its feasibility is reached, citing coal supply concerns and the need to carry coal in colliers. Mine Scale Ratified in Wheeling Ohio ratifies 89 cents per ton for roaders and eight cents for cutters.
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Washington
Daniels
Panama Canal
Wheeling
W. Va
United Mine Workers of Ohio
Cleveland
Three Brothers Dead in Minnesota Farm Murder
Minneapolis May 15 The murder of three brothers on their Lowry area farm near Lowry Minn about 100 miles west of here has just become known The victims are named John Stren and Amund Mittotes They were clubbed to death on the farm Roll call of suspects and motive not yet established
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Minneapolis
Mion
Lowry
Minn
Here
John, Stren
Amund Mittotes
Danish Steamer Sunk by Mine Near Ymuiden
A Reuters dispatch from Ymuiden reports the Danish steamer Lillian Drost sunk by a mine on its voyage from Blyth to Copenhagen. Eighteen crewmen were saved after the loss.
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London
Reuter
Ymuiden
Hag
Lillian Drost
Blyth
Copenhagen
Torpedo Sets Steamer Afire Off North Sea Island
An unidentified steamer was torpedoed and set on fire off Schlermonnik Oog in the North Sea, per a Reuters Amsterdam dispatch. The report did not state the crew’s fate.
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London
Schlermonnik-Oog
North Sea
Reuter
Amsterdam
Dewey Honored as Vermont Loyal Legion Commander
Admiral George Dewey elected commander of the Vermont Commandery of the Military Order of the Loyal Legion at the annual meeting held in Burlington on May 13.
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Dewey
Burlington
George Dewey
Vermont
Military Order of the Loyal Legion
Wilson Addresses 4000 Naturalized Americans in Philadelphia
President Wilson spoke to about 4000 naturalized Americans in Philadelphia on Monday night outlining the United States’ peaceful stance amid the Lusitania disaster. He urged peace as a healing force and cautioned against excessive pride in fighting, while emphasizing loyalty to the land of adoption and unity across diverse origins.
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Philadelphia
Wilson
United States
Lusitania
Germany
America
Navy Review Plans Unchanged for New York and Narragansett
Washington reports the great naval review next week at New York and Narragansett Bay will proceed as planned. Secretary Daniels confirms no changes to the review or the war game agreed with the general board. President Wilson is expected to travel, with Daniels noting Lusitania incident will not affect maneuvers.
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Washington
New York
Narragansett Plier
Navy
Daniels
General Board
Wilson
New York City
Lusitania
Air raid on Paris fails after zeppelin chase
Paris reports that a Zeppelin attempted another raid on the city Tuesday night but was defeated by aerial patrols. The craft approached from the northeast, was spotted near Damartin ten miles northeast, and pursued, ultimately turning back toward its lines after the chase.
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Paris
Dammartin
Submarine AE-2 Reported Sunk by Turks Not Confirmed
London May 13 The admiralty says the Turkish claim that the Australian submarine AE-2 was sunk at the entrance of the Sea of Marmora and that three officers and twenty nine men were taken prisoner is not confirmed by the admiralty officers in London.
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London
Admiralty
Sea of Marmora
Riggs Bank Case Delayed In Treasury Suit
Washington hearing on the Riggs National bank against Secretary McAdoo Comptroller Williams and Treasurer Burke was postponed to next Monday at the government's request.
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Washington
Riggs National Bank
Detroit Rail Strike Grips Motormen in Detroit May
Three thousand motormen and conductors of the Detroit United Railways strike in Detroit Michigan on May 16. The stoppage follows the discharge of a motorman and the company’s refusal to reinstate him, escalating labor actions across the system.
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Detroit Garden
Detroit
Mich
Detroit United Railways
Doctor Weinburg Sentenced for White Slavery Case
Dr Louis P Weinburg of Ligonier Indiana was convicted of white slavery and sentenced by Federal Judge Carpenter to sixty days in the house of correction and a $500 fine.
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Kenosha
Milwaukee
Doctor Weinburg
Chicago
Louis P. Weinburg
Ligonier, Ind
Carpenter
House of Correction
Wilson Demands Germany End Submarine Attacks on Liners
From Washington May 16 the note to Berlin warns Germany to stop submarine attacks on neutral and American ships. It cites Lusitania Lusitania and other incidents, demands protection of American rights and safe seas, and urges immediate German disavowal and reparations.
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Wilson
Germany
Washington
United States
Gerard
Berlin
Department of State
U. 3
Falaba
Leon GO
Thrasher
Cushing
Gulflight
Americana
Beas
Kingdom of Prussia
Wiil
U. S
St Paul boys build 1200 birdhouses for city display
Twelve hundred bird houses built by St Paul schoolboys for a recent exhibition at the commercial club will be placed in trees citywide. The boy whose bird house first hosts a pair of birds will win a prize a book on bird lore.
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St. Paul
Commercial Club
Award to be made after bird house investigation
Presented to J. S. Fugate, president of the St. Paul Humane Society, the honor follows an inquiry of the bird house conducted by Donald Ferguson of the department of education.
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J. S. Fugate
The
St. Paul Humane Society
Bird House
Donald ¥. Ferguson
Department of Education
St. Paul Pioneer Press
A Coward Not Pacifist Says Father to Son
A distinguished citizen of this country states that a pacifist is someone who would rather have an amulet than face gunfire, as he questions his son’s pacifist views with a blunt, revealing line about courage.
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Stralta
Rev. Darnell
Kaiser
Admiral Moore
D. M. Parry
Zeppelin
Saya Constantinople
Riggs Bank
Feas
Courrac
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